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Get ready for a heavy holiday dose of the San Francisco 49ers, America: The Niners will play on Sunday Night Football on NBC for two consecutive weeks.

Today, the NFL announced San Francisco’s visit to Seattle on Dec. 23 has been moved from an afternoon start to a 5:20 p.m. game, replacing the originally scheduled and-now-unappetizing SNF game between the Chargers and Jets.

Before traveling to Seattle, of course, the 49ers will visit the Patriots on Sunday night.

Seattle (8-5) trails San Francisco (9-3-1) by 1 ½ games in the NFC West. The Seahawks, coming off a 58-0 win over Arizona, will visit Buffalo (5-8) on Sunday. If the Seahawks beat the Bills and the 49ers lose in New England, Seattle could grab the NFC West lead with a win over San Francisco on Dec. 23.

For those wondering, the Seahawks host St. Louis (6-6-1) in their regular-season finale. The 49ers will host the Cardinals (4-9) in their final regular-season game.

With the added night game, Niners will play six prime-time games this season – three on Sunday night (vs. Lions, at Patriots, at Seahawks), two on Monday night (at Cardinals vs. Bears) and one on Thursday night (vs. Seahawks).